Well crap. Merry Christmas. Happy Holidays. Ho Ho Ho. As we were driving back to Iowa the Saturday before Christmas, my car decided it was time to die. So many swear words were spoken, tears were shed and I was angry. But let’s back up the story a little bit. Eleanor the Element came into…
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Failure. Didn’t meet my goal. No brown bib. Success. Stayed out all night. Pride in 40 miles. This year at World’s Toughest Mudder taught me all about turning “failure” into success, focusing on the positives of every situation and being proud of what I did accomplish. If you’ve been following along for the…
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True Confession Tuesday: Where (almost) every Tuesday – I confess. Confession: I want to share some incredible thought provoking writing from my friend Allison with you. You have met Allison before when I interviewed her on Episode 43 of the podcast – LISTEN HERE She is an intuitive eating coach. I urge you to listen to…
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Where (almost) every Tuesday – I confess. Confession: I barely finished my winter running challenge (one day to spare). Accountability can be the best ….. and the worst. I have noticed the last couple of years that once we complete World’s Toughest Mudder in November, it often becomes hard to get back into a training…
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Where (almost) every Tuesday – I confess. Confession: I got in a small fender bender the other day. Note – I’m fine, my car Eleanor is fine and the other guy is fine. His car may need a little repair. I pulled up to a red light waiting to turn right. I braked, I inched…
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Confession: I walked right into a shut door. Yes, literally (the appropriate use of the word) into a closed door – Bloody nose, headache, sore nose, all of it. I was laying in bed the other night and decided I needed to go to the bathroom (which I’m sure you can relate). After arguing with…
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True Confession Tuesday: Where (almost) every Tuesday – I confess. Confession: I’m loving winter more and more each year. As I write this, I am looking out the window at the icy, snowy, sleet that is coming down and wondering if my confession is true. But alas – even with these crappy driving condition days…
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True Confession Tuesday: Where (almost) every Tuesday – I confess. Confession: Sports make me really emotional. Sometimes at the end of a sporting event (especially if it’s a close one) I have to look away. Because the look of pain, agony, and defeat from the losers makes my heart break. Especially if it’s a big,…
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Where (almost) every Tuesday – I confess. Confession: I think you should jump off a cliff. Have you ever jumped off a cliff? Or a tall diving board? Or off the side of a building? It is terrifying, exhilarating, and satisfying all wrapped up into less than a minute of time. And it takes so much…
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Where (almost) every Tuesday – I confess. Confession – Selfishly I give because I get so much out of it. They say you should give with no focus on what you’ll get in return. BUT…..I want to tell you all the amazing benefits I got from our fundraising work outs for Toys for Tots. I…
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